The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-02-08
LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.
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1t Is claimed that the election of Hiscock
as Senator from New York is a triumph Of
the Stalwarts, who have been kept in the
background for some time.
Michael Davitt addressed large meet
ing at Madison Square, New York, on the
23d of January, in the course of which he
declared he would have regarded as justifi-
able the shooting by the people OF Glencoe
and Glenbeigh, Ireland of the bailiffs who
drove them from their homes. He ably de-
Tended Father McGlynn of st. Stephens,
New York, and claimed that Cardinal ST.
meoni was instigated in his conduct toward
the reverend father by British agents, and
that had the latter defended landlOrdism
he would have been Archbishop of New
York today, and that. those who urged
him to go to Rome were giving cOwardly
advice.
1t is believed that Sir John y. MacdOn-
AIDS mind is weakening. He has become
greatly excited owing to the defeat of the
Conservatives in Ontario and Quebec. Sir
Charles Upper has arrived from London
to lead the Conservatives.
--latest advices state that Chamberlain is
merely coquetting with the Gladstone lead
ers and preparing to lead them into an am
buscade.
Lord Salisbury has submitted to the
Marquis of Harrington the outline of the
proposed Irish criminal law amendment
and the cloture rules. The Cabinet have
approved the Prime Minister'S pledge to
introduce no Irish legislation into
Parliament not previously accepted by
r.lE g. IN I,a f.h
met to see that this pledge is carried into
effect.
Right Hon. Henry CampbellBa
man, Liberal member OF Parliament and
formerly Chief Secretary for Ireland, in a
speech on Saturday, said he believed that
when home rule was granted to Ireland
Parnell would be the Conservative leader
in the Irish Parliament, supported by the
Government and landlords, while Parnell's
present adjutants would lead the opposi-
ton.
The Warehouses of Queensberry has
obtained divorce from her husband on
the grounds of tnfidelity.
Henry NJ Stanley has started for Africa
for the relief of Emni Bey.
Four members of the Macdonald Cab
met OF Canada have resigned,
The United States Congress has adopted
retaliatOry legislation against Canada,
which may be ruinous to Dominion COM
MERGE The British Government has taken
alarm, and strong representations have
been made to Sir John Macdonald ON the
subject
The British Parliament was to meet Jan
uary 9th.
The Interstate Commerce bill has been
passed by the House of Representatives at
Washington by a large majority.
The coming election in Germany will be
hotly contested. The Socialists will run
candidates where they hope to elect them;
where that is impossible they will support
Liberals The Liberals of the Second Ber-
lin district oppose General Won Moltke's
candidacy. The Guelph party in Hanover
oppose the Conservatives army policy.
The Goblet Cabinet in France is in
danger of collapsing. The journal DIES
Dcbats'' denounces NJ. Goblet as a mem
Der of the Revolutionary party. France is
massing troops on the German frontier.
Mr.. George Hearst has been elected
United States Senator from California.
He is a Democrat
There has been a heavy rainfall in Cali
fornia, and the farmers are confident of
heavy crop.
Captain Moeller and crew of the
schooner Parallel, which blew up at the
Cliff House, San Francisco, turned up all
right at North Point, and went out to view
the wreck. He deposed that the crew
abandoned the schooner on the 18th, with
in forty yards of her striking on Point
Lobos. The boats crew pulled directly
across and landed at Pilot Cove, near
Point Bonita Lighthouse The schooner
drifted away from Point Lobos evidently,
for it was the night of the 18th when it
came ashore and exploded near Cliff
House.
Gold has been discovered at Mount
Diablo, and many claims have been To-
Gated.
Seventeen persons were crushed to
death in the Prnces-street Theater, Sptal-
fields, London, January 18th. The man
ager of the Hebrew Dramatic Club was
giving the entertainment. a man and
woman quarreled at the entrance, and
some one raised the cry of fire. The audi
ence was composed almost exclusively of
Jews. The struggle at the doors was
frightful 1t is reported that many in
fants were crushed.
A Shanghai despatch of January 22d
saws The British steamer L. E. Paul,
from London collided with and sunk a
Chinese transport to-day. One hundred
soldiers and seven mandarins were
drowned.
German spies have been arrested at
Lyons.
The bark Caterina, from Cardiff for As
pinwall foundered in the Bristol Channel,
and twelve persons were drowned.
The Pope has written letter to Emper-
or William thanking him for the references
in his speech at the opening of the Land
tag to the increasing friendliness OF the re-
lations between Prussia and the Vatican
The Pope promises to cooperate with the
Emperor in bringing the negotiations be-
tween Prussia and the Vatican to success
full termination.
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